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My MP still isn't on here, I'm sad to say. I will fire off another (likely unanswered) email!

 

Mine neither; I'm not aware of parliamentary processes, but does having a brief/ sitting on a committee prevent singing?

 

I'm not sure but it could be quite disturbing if they don't have a particularly good voice.

 

I would not win any prizes myself...

 

My MP is on a select comittee and has signed, so there doesn't seem to be a problem with comitees.

edit clarity

 

From https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/edms/

 

117 signatures, new ones below.

 

118 signatures, new one is

 

Thanks for keeping us updated on this, @Andy.

 

119 signatures, new one is

 

120 signatures, new one is

 

Mine said she won't sign as they cost too much money

 

What does she mean by that I wonder? My previous MP wouldn't sign them because he thought they were meaningless and nothing to do with really achieving anything

Mind you, you could argue that democracy generally costs too much money and isn't how most things really get done too.

 

A quick Google gives me claims that an EDM costs between £290 and £400.
Parliamentary PDF fact sheet from 2010 on EDMs gives total costs, not per EDM cost, Right to Life blog about EDMs quotes £290, BBC article on EDMs from 2013 quotes £400

For comparison, the costs of answering a parliamentary question are "Oral question costs £450 on average. Written question costs £164 on average" - link to Parliamentary FAQ.

 

That's interesting Andy! Worth every penny in my opinion.
Now how much are Parliaments bar and restaurant subsidies worth? Perhaps @Sbag 's MP might like to take a packed lunch in every day.

(Andy, please don't spend energy looking that up too I'm just in a snarky mood)

 

Take these figures with a pinch of (subsidised) salt given the source

https://www.express.co.uk/news/poli...liament-taxpayer-subsidy-food-mp-drink-amount

It's OK, I was curious.

 

That's good cos I was curious too

 

"I have always had a policy of not signing EDMs as they have little legislative impact and cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds each year and, in fact, as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Councik, I am now unable to sign EDMs."

Andrea Leadsom

 

122 signatures, latest ones below